Cotton-planter.



PATEN'I'ED MAR; 10, 1903. I. H. JACKSON! COTTON PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED 001217, 1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N0 MODEL.

N0 MODEL.

1. H. JACKSON. COTTON PLANTER.

APPLICATION IILBD OUT. 17, 1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 PATENTED MAR. 10, 1903.

ISAIAH I-I. JACKSON, OF FLATLICK, LOUISIANA..

COTTON-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 722,233, dated March 10, 1903.

Application filed October 17, 1902- Serial No.,1271733. (No model.)

To cbZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAIAH H. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flatlick, in the parish of Claiborne and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Cotton-Planter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cotton-seed planters; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency and in which the elements of lightness, both as to weight and as to draft, strength, and ease of manipulation shall be highly developed.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a cotton-seed planter constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention, the front portion of the hopper being broken away and indicated in dotted lines only. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 illustrates in plan view the front ends of the blanks from which the sides of the extreme front end of the frame are constructed. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail showing the blanks of which the hopper and one side thereof are composed. Fig. 6 is a perspective detail view illustrating the mode of connecting the transporting-wheel with the shaft or axle.

Corresponding parts in the several views are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

The hopper of my improved cotton-seed planter is constructed of sheet metal, audit is composed of a plate 1, which is bent, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to constitute the bottom and the front and rear ends, and side plates 2, which are approximately triangular in shape and provided with flanges 3, which are secured by riveting to the front and rear ends, thus constituting a hopper-casing of extreme lightness, strength,-and rigidity and which withoutinvolving extra weight may be made of great capacity. The side pieces 2 2 are provided with lugs 4, extending downwardly below the hopper and'which serve for the attachment of the side framepieces 5, which consist of iron bars or straps of suitable dimensions. Bolts 6, having nuts 7, serve to mount the hopper upon the framebeams, the rear ends of which are thus properly spaced. Said frame-beams are provided intermediate their ends with enlargements forming brackets 8, that aiford bearings for the shaft or axle 9,'which is provided at one end with a crank 10, connected, by means of a pivoted rod 11, with a crank 12 upon the end of a rock-shaft 13, which is mounted transversely in the hopper and to which when the shaft 9 revolves an oscillating motion is thus imparted, the crank 12 exceeding in length the arms 10 upon the ends of the axle. The latter carries a transporting-wheel 14, which is preferably constructed of cast-iron, being made in two parts or sections suitably connected together so as to form a hollow shell, as will be seen in Fig. l, where a part has been broken away in order to illustrate the construction. This wheel or disk is secured upon the axle, the body of which is square in cross-section, by means of washerplates 15, which are provided with centrallydisposed incisions in the form of a cross, forming four triangular tongues 16, which are bent or upturned at right angles to the body of the washer-plate and provided with openings or perforations 1'7 to receive rivets or other fastening means, by means of which they are secured upon the axle closely adjacent to the transporting-wheel, which is thereby held from lateral movement. Transverse connecting-bolts 18, extending through the wheel 14 and the adjacent washer-plates, are also employed to hold the wheel against revolving upon the axle. This construction I find'extremely simple and calculated to 23, which is secured to the side of the hopper. The connection between the lever and the slide-arm may be effected by a slot 24 in the latter, through which the lower end of the lever is extended, as will be clearly seen in Fig. 3, the slot being of sufficient dimensions to enable the lever to have free play therein. The upper end of the lever 22 is provided with a handle 25, and it has a pointer 26, engaging an index 27 upon a gage-plate 28, secured to the side of the hopper, and thereby indicating the position of the slide 20 with relation to the slot 19. It will be seen that by this means the size of the feed-opening may not only be regulated, but the operator will be enabled to tell at a glance the exact position of the feed-slide which determines the quantity of seed discharged.

The rock-shaft 13 is provided with radiallyextending fingers 28, which may be connected with a hub 29 and which serve to stir or agitate the contents of the hopper, so as to cause it to feed readily through the slot or feed-opening.

The front ends of the side frame-beams 5 converge toward each other, as will be readily seen in Fig. 1, and are provided with inwardly-extending brackets 30, having forwardly-extending parallel arms 31. Each of these arms 31 is provided with wings or flanges 32 32 and 33 33, which are bent at right angles to the arms 31, the flange 33 overlapping the flange 32 and the flange 33 overlapping the flange 32, thus forming a rectangular casing, of which the members 31 constitute the sides, the members 32 and 33 the top, and the members 32 and 33 the bottom, the several parts being suitably connected by means of bolts or rivets. The bottom members are provided with alined slots 34. Of the top members the flange 32 is provided with a slot 35, which may be disposed slightly in rear of the vertical plane in which the slots 34 are disposed. The flange 33 has a T-shaped incision 36, forming a pair of tongues 37, which are upturned at right angles, as shown clearly in Fig. 2, and which are provided with slots 38, having enlarged circular lower ends. This casing constitutes the draft-bar, at the front end of which a drafthookorlink 39 is mounted upon a transverse bolt 40, connecting the side members 31. A furrow-opener 41 is provided with a stem orshank 42,extending upwardly through the slots 34 and 35, whereby it receives a properly tilted or inclined position. Said stem or shank is provided with several slots 43 of a shape similar to the slots 38, enabling it to be secured at different elevations by means of a key 44, having a rib or fin 45, which enables it to be inserted through the several slots and then turned, so as to prevent displacement or loss. In this manner the furrow-opener is mounted adjustably in front of the transportingwheel,and it may be readily adjusted so as to gage the depth of the furrow without the use of a wrench or any other tools, the removal of the key being effected by simply turning it, so as to enable it to slip through the slots.

The enlarged portions or brackets 8 of the side beams 5 are provided at theirlower rear corners with flanges 46 for the attachment of spring-bars 47, the rear ends of which are connected by the coverer 48, which in this instance is composed of a cast-metal plate pro vided at its lower edge with a shallow inverted-V-shaped recess or indentation 49, whereby it is enabled to scrape the soil from the sides into the furrow, thus covering the seed and ridging or topping it with loose dirt. Auxiliary coiled springs 50 are interposed between the spring-bars 47 and the frame-beams 5 to assist in depressing the former, thereby rendering the work of the coverer more effective.

Handles 51 are provided, the lower end of said handles being mounted upon the bolts 6, which connect the rear ends of the side frame-beams with the sides of the hopper. The upper ends of said handles are likewise secured to the hopper, near the upper rear edge of the latter, by means of bolts or other suitable means.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings.

As an entirety the device is simple, easily manipulated, and effective in use.

I have in the foregoing described the preferred construction of my invention I would have it understood that it may be usefully employed not only for planting cotton-seed, but also for other seeds, as well as guano and fertilizing material. I would also have it understood that I do not limit myself to the structural details herein shown, but reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may be resorted to without detracting from the utility or departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. In a device of the class described, asheetmetal hopper comprising a plate bent to form the bottom and the front and rear ends, and side pieces provided with flanges rigidly connected with the front and rear ends and having downwardly-extending lugs, in combination with frame-beams bolted to said lugs and supporting the hopper.

2. In a device of the class described, a sheetmetal hopper comprising a plate bent to form the bottom and the front and rear ends and side pieces provided with flanges rigidly connected with the front and rear ends and having downwardly-extending lugs, the bottom part of the hopper being provided with a slot forming a feed-opening, in combination with frame-beams bolted to the downwardly-extending lugs of the side pieces, a slide within the hopper having an arm extending between said lugs and one of the frame-beams, and operating means for the slide.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with the frame-beams having enlarged portions forming brackets, of the axle journaled in said brackets and having a squared portion, a wheel mounted thereon and washer-disks having struck-up tongues engaging the squared portion of the axle adjacent to the wheel, means for connecting said tongues with the axle and transverse connecting-bolts extending through the Wheel and washers.

4. In a device of the class described, the frame-beams, supporting the hopper, converging forwardly and having forwardly-extending arms, Wings or flanges at the upper and lower edges of said arms folded inwardly upon each other and suitably connected, tongues upturned from the uppermost flange and having openings formed therein, trans verse slots formed in the upper and lower parts of the casing, a furrow-opener having an upwardly-extending stem or shank pro vided with openings adapted to register with the openings in the upturned tongues, and a key detachably connecting the latter with the shank of the furrow-opener.

5. In a device of the class described, the frame members provided at their upper and lower edges with flanges folded upon each other to form a rectangular casing, connecting means for the members of the latter and a bolt extending transversely through the side members of said casing and carrying a draft-hook.

6. In a device of the class described, the frame members provided at their upper and lower edges with flanges folded upon each other to form a rectangular casing, transverse slots in the upper and lower members of said casing, a furrow-opener having a shank vertically ad just-able in said transverse slots and means for retaining said shank adjustably in position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.v

ISAIAH H. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

EDGAR H. FoRTsAN, J. H. ODOM. 

